Brazilian Grand Prix
Carlos Reutemann (Williams) won the 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet.
Circuit Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
LocationRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date29 March 1981
StatusFinished
Real F1 data provided by the Jolpica API (community-maintained successor to Ergast). Results typically update a few days after each race weekend — this is a results archive, not a live-timing feed.
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | 62 | Finished | 9 |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | 62 | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 4 | 62 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 18 | 62 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | 62 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 16 | 62 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 23 | 62 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | John Watson | McLaren | 15 | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 12 | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 19 | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 13 | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 60 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 24 | 57 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 14 | 49 | Not classified | 0 |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 6 | 40 | Not classified | 0 |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | 25 | Turbo | 0 |
| 17 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 11 | 22 | Spun off | 0 |
| 18 | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | 20 | Collision | 0 |
| 19 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 21 | 20 | Accident | 0 |
| 20 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 17 | 19 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 20 | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | René Arnoux | Renault | 8 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| 23 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 9 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| 24 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 22 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| 30 | Ricardo Londoño | Ensign | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |